Tag: "troubleshooting"

The smart card service is a standard Windows component and it should be present on every system. However, in certain circumstances that is not the case - as a result, programs that depend on this service will fail. more »

It has been reported that in certain circumstances the system will shutdown instead of rebooting itself when the user restarts it while Private Disk is running and an encrypted disk is mounted. This was a problem difficult to trace; while it repeats… more »

I am on Private Disk v 2.09. I close my files and every time I try to disconnect a drive letter I get the message: There are files currently opened on disk Z:\ I feel that my data is not closing correctly. My question is how do I find out what file(s)… more »

Sometimes it happens that you type a password, the system tells you it's wrong, but you are absolutely sure it is not, and that you know what you're doing. The problem is that what you think you type is not always what gets typed. Here is a checklist… more »

Earlier I explained how blue screens of death can be countered, today I will describe an alternative approach, which achieves the same result using different means. Normally, the blue screen of death contains a driver name, and some addresses; if you're… more »

If you're looking for a way to re-install the smart card service on Windows XP, this story is your new best friend! Summary Prepare a Windows XP installation disc Download WinXP-scardsvr-install.zip Read the included readme.txt Examine install.bat in… more »

Sometimes things go wrong, Windows crashes with a blue screen of death (also known as a BSoD), resetting the computer. The blue screen contains some information about the cause of the error, often that information can help you solve the problem almost… more »